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"In 1608, court jester Thomas Coryate set off from Britain on a journey around Europe which became known as The Grand Tour, a vital part of the education for young 18th-century aristocrats. Some 400 years later, Tim Moore dons a purple velvet suit and drives a clapped-out old Rolls-Royce through Europe following this renown route in a hilarious parody of old-time style." --container.

Relates the author's adventure deep inside "the little Amazon," the jungles of Honduras's Mosquito Coast, to expose the secrets of the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca, the White City, a place that has lured explorers for centuries.

"On the road to love, you don't need a GPS... Carla Black's life motto is "here for a good time, not for a long time." She's been traveling the world on her own in her vintage Jeep Wrangler for nearly a decade, stopping only long enough to replenish her adventure fund. She doesn't do love and she doesn't ever go home. Eamon Sullivan is a modern-day cartographer who creates digital maps. His work helps people find their way, but he's the one who's...

A literary travelogue combining history, anecdote, and cultural analysis explores the rich heritage of Persian culture, offering a multifaceted portrait of the art, architecture, culture, and people of Iran.